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Duterte Youth offers P50,000 reward to catch Cebu rape-slay culprits
MANILA, Philippines – Duterte Youth President Billy Villareal is offering a P50,000 reward to anyone who catches the perpetrators of the killing and rape of Christine Lee Silawan in Cebu, said National...
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Understand platforms, content to fight disinformation – experts
MANILA, Philippines – How do Philippine laws fare in the battle against disinformation? University of the Philippines (UP) law professor Gwen de Vera zeroed in on the need to understand social media...
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LOOK: Crab trapped in #PlasticMonster goes viral
MANILA, Philippines – “It’s as real as it gets and sadly, not out of the ordinary.”A Facebook postof Noel Guevara, a conservation and wildlife photographer and director, went viral and caught the...
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Sonny Angara under fire for ‘#ShowerTogether’ tweet amid water crisis
MANILA, Philippines– Amid a water crisis being experienced by thousands of residents in Metro Manila and Rizal, reelectionist senator Sonny Angara piped up on Thursday, March 14, with a joke to...
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[OPINION] An open letter to President Duterte
This is an open letter written by Grade 12 students of a private school in Muntinlupa City.Dear President Rodrigo Duterte,Good day! We would like to thank you, as there have been many changes and...
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VIRAL: Cancer survivor is now a doctor
MANILA, Philippines – In a fortunate twist of fate, 30-year-old cancer survivor Albien Emmanuel Gacias is now a doctor. On Thursday, March 14, Gacias' Facebook post caught the attention of netizens. He...
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Be discerning of news sources, journalists urge students
CAVITE, Philippines – At a time when disinformation online spreads like wildfire and affects public discourse, journalists urged students to be more discerning of their news sources. "There are some...
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#BilangBabae: Roundtable discussion on women and the elections
MANILA, Philippines – Do women in elected posts and women candidates in the upcoming midterm elections articulate a clear women’s agenda? This National Women’s Month and a few months before the...
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The youth behind coal-free Negros Occidental
BACOLOD, Philippines – In Negros Occidental, the young generation triumphed in their fight against the use of coal as a source of energy in the province.Negrosanon youth banded together in a strike...
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‘One Big Pride': Ateneo LGBTQIA+ community calls for acceptance on women’s month
MANILA, Philippines – In an effort to be one with women in the fight against gender inequality, the Ateneo community through its student government Sanggunian ng mga Paaralang Loyola ng Ateneo de...
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Iloilo cyclists ride vs ‘anti-biking’ ordinance
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Coinciding with the Liberation of Panay celebration in Iloilo on Monday, March 18, nearly 600 local cyclists joined a 24-kilometer ride “for [their] right” to pedal in what...
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Ateneo blueRep's Spring Awakening musical hopes to empower youth
MANILA, Philippines – “Unless the people in power, give [the youth] a chance to be heard, mawawala 'yung future natin (our future will be lost).”These were the words of director Missy Maramara as she...
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Netizens hail university president for letting transwoman wear dress for...
MANILA, Philippines – A university president in Bicol won the hearts of netizens after he granted the request of a transwoman student to wear women's clothing for her graduation rites.“I stan a...
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[Right of Way] Is it time to do away with protocol plates?
MANILA, Philippines – On the road, motorists occasionally spot protocol plates. These plates are given to high-ranking officials from the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.But...
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PPCRV urges youth to join ‘community effort’ for honest elections
MANILA, Philippines– With the youth comprising more than 18 million of the voting population in the Philippines, poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) on Wednesday, March...
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Despite honesty system hitch, bus firm still willing to go 'conductorless'
MANILA, Philippines– After ending its honesty system because a number of passengers who did not pay their fare, Green Frog Hybrid Bus Company told Rappler that it would still give the conductorless...
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Pasig City residents share water supply woes
MANILA, Philippines – In Pasig City, people from different walks of life struggled to cope with the water shortage that hit Metro Manila and Rizal.As one of the most affected cities, some parts of...
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Advocates push for fair representation of women in politics
MANILA, Philippines – Why aren't women in elected posts pushing women issues forward? Why is there no women's agenda?These are just among the things discussed on Monday, March 18, in a roundtable...
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19-year-old girl in viral love story dies of cancer
MANILA, Philippines – Maxine Blanco, the 19-year-old girl who inspired netizens for courageously fighting cancer, died a few days after her boyfriend's Facebook post about their love story went...
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Medtech board topnotchers: Hard work is key to success
MANILA, Philippines – Out of the 4,092 examinees in the March 2019 Medical Technologist Board Examination, two aspiring healthcare practitioners topped the exams with a board rating of 91.10%. They...
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